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2. Estrogen (medication) - Wikipedia

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   An estrogen (E) is a type of medication which is used most commonly in hormonal birth control and menopausal hormone therapy, and as part of feminizing hormone therapy for transgender women. [1] They can also be used in the treatment of hormone-sensitive cancers like breast cancer and prostate cancer and for various other indications.

3. List of estrogens available in the United States - Wikipedia

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   Synthetic conjugated estrogens (Cenestin, Enjuvia) [1] – 0.3 mg, 0.45 mg, 0.625 mg, 0.9 mg, 1.25 mg; Atypical (dual estrogen and nitrogen mustard alkylating antineoplastic): Estramustine phosphate sodium (Emcyt) – 140 mg

4. Synthetic estrogens used in birth control pills linked to ...

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   Three groups of 12 female rats were given either ethinyl estradiol a synthetic estrogen with dienogest, a progestin often combined with it in oral combined hormonal contraception, or estradiol ...

5. Estradiol-containing birth control pill - Wikipedia

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   Estradiol, mainly as esters including estradiol valerate, estradiol cypionate, and estradiol enanthate, is also the exclusive estrogen used in combined injectable contraceptives. [6] As of 2021, more than 95% of prescriptions are for combined hormonal birth control forms containing the synthetic estrogen ethinylestradiol (EE). [7]

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   Researchers found that rats given synthetic estrogen exhibited more behaviors associated with anxiety, compared to a more natural estrogen used in a more modern form of the contraceptive pill.

7. Estradiol (medication) - Wikipedia

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   [126] [127] [124] Women who are not on a birth control pill or hormone therapy have a risk of VTE of about 1 to 5 out of 10,000 women per year. [126] [127] [116] [124] In women taking a birth control pill containing ethinylestradiol and a progestin, the risk of VTE is in the range of 3 to 10 out of 10,000 women per year.

8. Quinestrol - Wikipedia

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   Quinestrol, also known as ethinylestradiol cyclopentyl ether (EECPE), sold under the brand name Estrovis among others, is an estrogen medication which has been used in menopausal hormone therapy, hormonal birth control, and to treat breast cancer and prostate cancer. [2] [3] It is taken once per week to once per month by mouth. [4] [5] [6] [7]

9. Norgestrel - Wikipedia

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   Norgestrel is a progestin, or a synthetic progestogen, and hence is an agonist of the progesterone receptor, the biological target of progestogens like progesterone. [6] It has weak androgenic activity and no other important hormonal activity. [6] Norgestrel was patented in 1961 and came into medical use, specifically in birth control pills, in ...